I remember the first list I ever made, I was in 6th grade about 12 or 13 years of age, just came across a study I read in a book that says there is a chance of 70% if you write your goals that it will eventually become a reality, more than just going around saying you’ll do this and that. The study says that the human brain works like this, taking the written note save it somewhere and program the whole body to work toward this written goal and object.
So at age 12 I took that study seriously and I wrote a list of my goals for that period of time and it went like this:
1- Laptop.
2- Camera.
3- Phone.
4- Practice my english till I can read a book.
Normal for a teenage girl, right ?
For the next weeks and months this list was all I was thinking of, I told my mom and she said you’re gonna have to ask your father yourself or save your money and buy all you want, and she said about my english if you work hard enough you’ll get there.
Few months after making that list, I got my first black Toshiba laptop but I had to share it with my younger sister and I was so okay with that !
By Eid that year my dad gave me his old camera and I was over the moon going to my list and crossing 2 out of 4 ! And guess what ? I got my first phone that year. And I was practicing my english through school and by watching movies, I wasn’t as nearly good as I wanted to be.
By the end of 7th grade I crossed almost everything of that list, then I realized the magic of lists !!! And I thought this is great ! write what I want and I’ll get it ! so I did.
The next year I wrote exactly the same list with little bit more details, so it became like this:
1- White Macbook.
2- D60 Nikon camera.
3- IPhone 3.
4- Understand, write and read english.
I didn’t want a shared laptop ! or used old camera ! or used phone! and I wasn’t happy with my english, I wanted to be better !
I wanted to feel the pride of buying my own things and working hard for them. And I told myself the first list doesn’t count, you got everything for free.
So I started working hard for my second list and I wasn’t going to stop. It took longer than one or two years ! it took three years of saving money and working for my dad in the weekends !
Every night I would take out the list and do the math of how much money I needed, I became obsessed with the list. It became the reason I wake up and do what I do everyday. My mind and body were programed to work toward these goals.
I remember once, I was coming back from school, my aunt was with me in the car and we stopped at a supermarket for her to grocery shop, at the entry she gave me 10 SR to buy a snack or soda. But I walked out of the store empty handed so she asked why didn’t I get myself anything ? and I told her its for my macbook, D60 Nikon and IPhone 3! she laughed and was impressed. How can 10 sr make that much difference? she was encouraging of me to keep on working. My aunt still tell the story as an example of dedication till this day.
I made that list in 2005 by 2008- 2009 I bought my first macbook and still use it till this day, the pride I felt when I paid for it with my own money, was priceless.
There was a poster in my room of actor Ashton Kutcher holding a D60 nikon, my mom tried so hard to take it down and she almost did so many times but I would put it up every time. The day I came home with my D60 I took it down myself.
Didn’t get an IPhone because changing your mind about your goals is okay ! I got a Blackberry.
And about my english this goal was in every list I ever made for 6 years and as you can tell, I think I’m there with my goal, right ?
I’m proud to say that this year I read about 33 book, 17 of them were written in english.
I grew up and my lists grew up with me. I started to write more goals on every level, life, education, self improving, health and exercise, family, friends, financial and the afterlife goals. And I promise you less of material goals, much less.
Every December I go back to last year’s resolution list and evaluate it, there’s a consistency of percentage 60% accomplished 30% failed 10% no longer a goal due to change of mind or situation. I take the 30% and put them back in the new list and they never come off till they are accomplished.
2013 is 8 days away, I encourage you to write down a list of goals, program your mind to work toward it. And don’t give up when you fail or did’t get what you want, that’s just childish. Pick yourself up, set another list of goals and go for it.
Remember, your mind and your whole body loves and craves the feeling of accomplishment. Give it a little bit more of this feeling every year.
Written by: Omama.
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